Chinese boy with 31 fingers and toes

A boy from China, suffering from a condition known as polydactyly, has had an operation to remove his 31 fingers and toes, reports said. The unnamed 6-year-old from Shenyang, in China’s north-east, underwent an operation to remove the extra fingers and toes.

X-Rays and pictures show the amazing number of digits on the Shenyang boy’s hands and feet.

The operation at Shenyan Hospital came as the boy increasinly found himself the object of ridicule by peers at his school, Reuters said.